causes of nail biting

Related Questions & Answers

Results 21-30 from 87 articles
48

chiggers...in A Bad Place..

J.W. asks from Odessa

so we went camping this past weekend and my daughter was all over the camp site. she was wearing a diaper and pants but chiggers still got her..we've been able to get...

14

My 3 Yr Old Daughter Has Chewed Her Nails Since Infancy

T.B. asks from Lexington

I vaguely remember people talking about something you could paint on a child's finger nails that tasted yucky and discouraged biting. Does any one know what that is?...

13

Kid "Picking" Nails Horrible

L.D. asks from Phoenix

My friends 12 yr old is a huge picker of her nails and skin. She has tried everything. She got her fake nails - She picks to the skin and hurts terribly. Had to get ...

9

Help for Soft Ragged Fingernails?

M.B. asks from Milwaukee

Hi mamas! I was wondering if you have any recommendations for me. My fingernails are thin, soft and ragged. Sometimes I bite them (they're all down to the quick) a...

11

Thumb Sucking

E.G. asks from Flagstaff

My son, who is almost four, has sucked his thumb since birth. At first I didn't mind because it was so much easier than a pacifier. (i.e. he never dropped it or lost ...

4

Bitting Nails

A.C. asks from Buffalo

I have a real problem with my 4 year old bitting her nails. She is bitting them way down and sometimes causes them to hurt. I have tried getting her to stop and it is...

7

6 Year Old Constantly Taking Deep Breaths

M.B. asks from Colorado Springs

My 6 yr old son has started, in the past few days, to constantly take deep breaths. He will just take in one huge breath/gasp. He isn't blue or anything so he's get...

4

3 Year Old Biting/picking Nails

S.G. asks from Oklahoma City

Our 3 year old has started biting her fingernails and picking her toe nails. She also "lost" her paci a couple of weeks ago and got a new baby brother in June. I am...

16

Is Sucking a Pacifier Really Harmful If Done Only When Falling Asleep?

M.S. asks from Dallas

My now 3 year old still uses a pacifier to fall asleep. She rarely takes a nap so it's usually at night and again, once she falls asleep, it falls out of her mouth a...

17

Unusual Skin Condition on Children's Fingers

L.G. asks from Los Angeles

Hi Moms, I am wondering if this will sound familiar to anyone and what you may advise. My daughter (5 yrs) and my son (2 yrs) have developed something on their fi...

For Updates and Special Promotions
Follow Us

Answer Highlights

  • sounds like hand foot mouth disease in 3 answers "that sounds like hand foot mouth disease. my daughter had it at like 15 months old ..."
  • clear nail polish in 3 answers "I definitely wouldn't use bleach, but clear nail polish should be fine."
  • tea tree oil in 2 answers "Hi J., I've heard that chiggers don't like Tea Tree Oil, although I don't know ..."
  • suck his thumb in 4 answers "... learn on his/her own that it is not socially acceptable to suck his thumb ..."
  • suffocate the chiggers in 2 answers "We did the clear nail polish trick also, it helped suffocate the chiggers but it realy ..."